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Not What I Expected
I expected this book to be more of a training manual of techniques. Instead, every page is a photo with a VERY brief explanation of how or where it was taken, often without enough detail to recreate the idea. Although the photos are beautiful and Tony Sweet is a great photographer, the book is not at all what I expected. If you're looking for a photo book of his work, it's great, but don't expect to learn much from it.

Feast For the Eyes
If you already have Tony's other book "Fine Art Nature Photography" then you know what to expect.This book is almost identical to that one expect that it focuses entirely on flowers.
Incredibly beautiful and creative
Tony makes you think about flower shots in ways you never would on your own.The images are a mix of straight shots, and then shots that are imaginative and creative by using multiple exposure camera techniques.
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Subjects:  1. Flowers    2. Photo Techniques    3. Photography    4. Photography of plants    5. Pictorial works    6. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    7. Techniques - Color    8. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    9. Photographic equipment & techniques    10. Photographs: collections   

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Extremely informative
Extremely informative and packed with lots of information in an easy to digest format.As a begining spearfisherman I found this book extremely helpfull. It does not go into long stories to explain information, but just gives it to you upfront.

A great introduction
This is a great introduction to spearfishing, also works as a great reference for other books such as Rapture of the Deep.

A complete book for beginners
The book covers different aspects of freediving and scuba spearfishing. As usual, it contains a section about spearfishing and freediving gear, accessories as well as a little history. It includes also some uncommon information, like oil platforms diving. Read more

Subjects:  1. Equipment and supplies    2. Fishing - General    3. Fishing Sports    4. Skin And Scuba Diving    5. Spear fishing    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Firearms & Weapons    5. Shooting    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Militaria, arms & armour    8. Small firearms, guns & other equipment    9. Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Development - Sustainable Development    3. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    4. Environmental Protection    5. Great Lakes    6. Lakes & Ponds    7. Nature    8. Nature/Ecology    9. Water Resources Conservation    10. Water Supply    11. Water resources development    12. Water-supply    13. Conservation of the environment    14. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection    15. Political Science / Public Policy   

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Table Manners & Great Dinosaurs
My boys and I love Yolen's How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? so of course, we had to get this book.I have a four year old and an 18 month old. They both love the funny pictures and the subject matter.I like that I get to talk to my older son about table manners when we read this book.I did have to do some research to learn how to pronounce some of the names of the dinosaurs (ie. quetzalcoatlus) but that's OK-- my four year old now thinks I'm a dino expert.

Great for young dino lovers
This series is great! I have a 2-year-old nephew who loves dinosaurs right now. This was an entertaining book for the both of us.

Encourages Unhealthy Eating Habits
With a childhood obesity epidemic in the United States, the last thing we need is a book that teaches kids to clean up their plates.Though this series of books is generally fantastic, I am terribly disappointed with the eating habits this particular book seeks to instill.Many prominent table problems among toddlers and young children are ignored.Healthy eating and eating until one is full should also be covered, but the author is completely oblivious to modern medical opinions on nutrition and diet.I am dumping this book ASAP.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    2. Children's Baby - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Dinosaurs    6. Etiquette    7. Fiction    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Social Issues - Manners & Etiquette    12. Stories in rhyme    13. Table etiquette    14. Yolen, Jane    15. Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories   

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Highly disappointing
While the class I took that used this textbook was informative, this book was full of what seemed to be the authors' personal opinons.Like another person said here in the reviews about blame on the Bush administration, and lack of references aside from photo credits, this book seemed to be geared more towards giving you the biased outlook of the author than an unbiased view of environmental science.
Interestign articles with a thick political spin
This revision must have been specially produced just to include all the anti-Bush rhetoric.In nearly every chapter, responsibility for the current state of the environment is laid squarly on President Bush's administration.
One of the Best
This is one of the most readable environmental texts I've seen.
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Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    2. Ecology    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Environmental Engineering (General)    5. Environmental Science    6. Environmental Studies    7. Environmental sciences    8. Life Sciences - Ecology    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Textbooks    12. Science / Meteorology   

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I am not a professional in the field, but found this book most fascinating
Although I am not an evolutionary biologist, I found this book most fascinating.With a little preparation, you can easily understand it.The way it changes your perspective at the end is just striking.I find that I think about nature much differently now that I read this book than I ever had before.I am currently re-reading this book to get a deeper appreciation for what the author had to say.

A Must Read
This is another Dawkins classic which expands on 'The Selfish Gene' and answers its critics. First published in 1982 it is hard to understand how many of the criticisms have persisted over the years. Dawkins' rigorous arguments and extensive thought experiments may require some effort from the reader but this is what puts this book on a higher level than other 'popular science' books.
Dawkins' Best, Great Read, Bad Paperback!
Richard Dawkins claims that his most significant contribution to evolutionary biology is contained in the final chapters of "The Extended Phenotype".Be that as it may, he's most widely known as the author of "The Selfish Gene (1976)", where he championed the gene's eye view of evolution and coined the term meme as the basic unit of cultural evolution.That said, I consider "The Extended Phenotype" to be the best in Dawkins' canon, which puts it high in the running for the best book on evolutionary biology.
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Subjects:  1. Evolution (Biology)    2. Gene expression    3. Genetics    4. Life Sciences - Evolution    5. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    6. Natural selection    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Evolution    10. Genetics (non-medical)    11. Life Sciences | Genetics    12. Science / Evolution    13. Science: General Issues   

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An exciting dance through time.
I never had the opportunity to see the "Walk Through Time" exhibition, initiated by Sidney Liebes and supported by Hewlett-Packard, but it must have been a marvelous experience. What rivets my attention in this book, however, even more than the beautiful pictures of the exhibit, is the text written by Elisabet Sahtouris, who expresses her own "cosmovision" with an incomparable eloquence and vitality. While her words are grounded solidly in the most advanced theoretical and empirical evolutionary science, she takes the reader not on a walk but an exciting dance through time. If I were asked to recommend just one book that best told the story of how the universe conspired to bring us into being this would be it. It's a real "roots" story but the roots are not merely those of a particular individual or family or species but of all life, reaching back to the point where time itself loses meaning. most interesting book i've read in years!
this is the most interesting book i've read in years;prof. liebes presents the history of evolution from stardust to us, at the end of the book one relizes thatall of us humans are actually single cells of a larger life form, the planet earth.In an informative and easy to read way, "a walk through time" presents a holistic theory of evolution that emphasises symbiotic co-evolution of geo-bio-matter admidst the theme that while life starts out in a state of competition, all life forms even on a cellular level learn to cooperate, develop symbiotic relationships that enable life to first develop and then evolve billions of years to present day.the glory of the sheer will of all life,(particularly at the cellular level) reminds me very much of shoupenhauer,nieztche,spinoza, henri bergson and hegal. i would recomend this book to all people,especially those who enjoy philosophy and those theologians seeking a more meaning cosmology.

most interesting book i've read in years!
this is the most interesting book i've read in years;prof. liebes presents the history of evolution from stardust to us, at the end of the book one relizes thatall of us humans are actually single cells of a larger life form, the planet earth.In an informative and easy to read way, "a walk through time" presents a holistic theory of evolution that emphasises symbiotic co-evolution of geo-bio-matter admidst the theme that while life starts out in a state of competition, all life forms even on a cellular level learn to cooperate, develop symbiotic relationships that enable life to first develop and then evolve billions of years to present day.the glory of the sheer will of all life,(particularly at the cellular level) reminds me very much of shoupenhauer,nieztche,spinoza, henri bergson and hegal. i would recomend this book to all people,especially those who enjoy philosophy and those theologians seeking a more meaning cosmology. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Evolution    2. Evolution (Biology)    3. General    4. Geobiology    5. History    6. Life    7. Life Sciences - Evolution    8. Origin    9. Origin Of Life    10. Reference    11. Science    12. Science/Mathematics    13. Cosmology & the universe    14. History of science   

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MUST read for all riders
I've never really benefited from reading books about riding in the past, but Hunter Seat Equitation changed that! I constantly refer to the book when I'm riding and it has made me much more aware of my body and aids. The pictures are wonderful and really give a good example of what you are trying to achieve. It even includes things you might not expect, like how to choose the right horse to compliment your style of riding. Wonderful book.

Best book on riding
This is the best book on how to ride. Written logically, and so the reader can understand how to ride. Watch the video after reading the book. Every time you read it, you get more out of it.

Required Reading
The guru of hunt seat equitation, George Morris's word is law as far as the hunter/jumper rider is concerned. Anyone seriously involved in the sport should be expected to read this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Equestrian    3. Equestrian Sports    4. Horses - Riding    5. Hunter seat equitation    6. Hunting - General    7. Sports    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Equestrian & animal sports    10. Sports & Recreation / Hunting   

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good wetland text
Overall, this is a very good text on wetlands (for students and professionals both).However, I personally feel that a entire chapter could be devoted to wetland soils and wish that this book gave a better presentation of wetland soils.Furthermore, a great deal of research has been performed in Boreal wetlands and Boreal Prairie wetlands of Canada yet the Canadian literature is somewhat lacking in this text.Its still the best option out there for professors.

Applauded by this Environmental Engineer PE!
There is no better book for learning about wetlands that I have found.Many students find hydrology difficult, but this book lays this critical process out clearly, with excellent illustrations and diagrams.
The Wetlands Textbook
I first picked this book up to consider a career as a wetland scientist (among other things) and instantly dove into the heaps of information provided. It is well written and easy to read with nicely labelled sections. I found that it had all sorts of information on the subject. It is highly useful.Read more

Subjects:  1. Ecology    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Life Sciences - Ecology    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Science    8. United States    9. Wetland ecology    10. Wetland management    11. Wetlands    12. Wetlands Conservation    13. Wetlands Ecology    14. Management of land & natural resources    15. Technology / Environmental    16. Wetlands, swamps, fens   

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Degrees of separation.
Desmond Morris has created an extremely provocative and challenging book that forces one to question "humanity's" everyday and all-time reactions and motivations. It challenges one to analyse and understand whether we are as intelligent as we think.This book is as valid today as it was when it was written 40 years ago.Our arrogance in seeing ourselves as being intelligent beings is exposed or at least called into question.The Naked Ape, used well, forces one to continually re-assess and measure society's and one's own behaviour.

Very Good
Based on the cover illustration and the subtitle, you'd think that The Naked Ape is another book about human evolution. This is far from the truth. The Naked Ape is about man's current condition. It views people as just another animal.
Naked As In Stripped Of Our Illusions Of Self
If human beings ever make contact with an intelligent species from beyond planet earth, then the observations those "people" might make about us would probably read quite a bit like the ones evolutionary zoologist Morris makes in this humorous but deadly serious study of the human animal. The very things we have come to see as mundane about ourselves are the very traits Morrison zeroes in on here. Very little escapes this careful study, although in some cases humanity might collectively wish it had. In this book the human species is anatomically, psychologically, sociologically and biologically cataloged and classified. We read a dispassionate critique of our mating habits, the ways in which we raise our young, our preferences for foods, for where we live, for how we interact with one another, and what bodily features are universally desired over others. In the end I was left both amazed and embarrassed to be among the membership in this great and crazed life form. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animal nature    2. Anthropology - General    3. Archaeology / Anthropology    4. Behavior    5. Human behavior    6. Human beings    7. Life Sciences - Biology - General    8. Mammals    9. Primates    10. Science    11. Sociology    12. Science / Biology   

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How to help gundogs train themselves
As an all breeds trainer of gundogs, this book is the first book that I recommend for everyone witha new puppy whether the first puppy or the latest in a line of gundogs. It is well thought out, well written and full of solid information and suggestions. Read it, re-read it and use it, you will be glad you did.
A must read for all dog owners
I am an avid bird hunter here in the Northestern US. Through the years I have owned, trained and handled a number of hunting and non-hunting dogs. I also judge hunting dogs, not for show, but for their natural hunting qualities and their ability to take training to become excellent, finished hunting dogs and good citizens around the house. Consequently, I get to see a large number of dogs every year who have been trained using the principles outlined in Joan Bailey's book, and unfortunately, some who have not. There is no question in my mind this is the best book available for anyone who wants to groom a great hunting dog, and a wonderful canine companion. The book is beautifully written, concise, and best of all, it works. I recommend it, and often give it as a gift, to anyone I know who is getting a puppy. Buying this book and following it to the letter is the best thing any dog owner can do for themselves and for their dog!

How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves
After 40 yrs of fuzzy faced versatile hunting dogs, I start with a new dog by reading Joan Bailey Training book. It always makes me remember something very important to the bringing up of the best hunting companions and it comes directly from Joan's book.
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Subjects:  1. Dogs - Breeds - Sporting Dogs    2. Dogs - General    3. Hunting - General    4. Hunting dogs    5. Pets    6. Training   

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Baboons in the Mist
This was a humorous and entertaining book, though it could use a bit of editing. It's hard to believe that such an educated person could fall prey to the various scams. I enjoyed reading about the cultural differences and refreshing perceptions Mr.Sapolsky endured and experienced.

compassion and intellect
Robert Sapolsky writes with the compassion of David Quammen, the challenging intellect of Stephen Jay Gould and the dedication of E.O. Wilson! He engages his readers, he charms them and he treats them as kindred spirits. If I wasn't an atheist I would thank God for Robert Sapolsky.

AFearful Symmetry
Sapolsky artfully interweaves 3 stories. The parallels are amazing as he recounts his experiences studying a baboon troop in Kenya, and the human troops he encounters in his work and travels throughout Africa. The third story is his development from adolescent subadult to mature scientist and fully adult, competent human. This book reads like an action packed novel, while impartingscientific truth within the context of a broad systemic paradigm. Sapolsky is able to think objectively, while acknowledging the compelling power of his own emotional responses. He is clear aboutwhich is which and the limitations of each. The choice to rigorously utilize both results in a rich tale that offers the reader a view ofcomplex connections, vivid similarities and profound humbling differences. This pattern of both and, holds true at the level of the individual, the community, the culture as well as across species.
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Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Africa, East    3. Anecdotes    4. Apes & Monkeys    5. Baboons    6. Behavior    7. Biography / Autobiography    8. Nature    9. Nature/Ecology    10. Sapolsky, Robert M    11. Scientists - General    12. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    13. Nature / Apes & Monkeys    14. Wild animals   

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Another Great Book
Our 27 month old granddaughter received this book for Christmas.It has quickly become one of her favorites.(Grandma's,too)Catchy verses,cute and colorful pictures.Not too lengthy.Perfect for naptime,bedtime or anytime.Kiersten likes the dinosaurs stuck in the elevator,especially the baby one.

Oh My Oh My Our Favorite Boynton Book
Out of the 14 Boynton books we own, this one is our favorite.My daughter adds her own commentary;Dinosaurs Happy -> Dinosaurs Sad, "he's crying".Dinosaurs Cold -> Dinosaurs Hot, "at the beach!".The book has a good rhythm (dinosaurs singing a dinosaur song), and it has pleasent, irreverent surprises (Dinosaurs crammed in an elevator, "4th floor!").Boynton's great and this book sings.Your kids will love dinosaurs after ths book.

You will read it again and again... and NOT hate it!!!
You and your baby/toddler/kid will love this book.This is a real gem with adorable illustrations and delightful rhyming text.There's even a little music!
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Dinosaurs    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Preschool Concepts    8. Stories in rhyme    9. Board books    10. Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world    11. Juvenile Fiction / General    12. Opposites   

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2.5 stars - an update of a classic, but buyer beware
This is a wonderful reference.But when I got hold of this latest edition of the Rat Nervous System, I was surprised and very disappointed to find that the chapter on the amygdala was referencing figures in the 2nd edition, rather than reprinting them here.For me, it meant the trouble of getting both editions through interlibrary loan.But if I had bought this latest edition, for this price, I would have been very upset to find essential figures missing.
Not good enough to cost this much!!!
Consider the following: if you buy four copies of this book you will have spent ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. It better be high quality: great editing, beatiful figures, great writing, great references.
Most comprehensive book I know
The organization of this book, each structure having its own chapter, makes it easy to find information about any brain area.Authorities of each field contributed an introduction to the structure and a description of the morphology and activity of the cells, but then further elaborated on substructures.Read more

Subjects:  1. Anatomy    2. Brain    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nervous system    6. Neuroscience    7. Physiology    8. Rats    9. Animal physiology    10. Mammals    11. Neurosciences    12. Science / Physiology   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. European - General    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Nature    5. Reference    6. Reptiles & Amphibians    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Turtles    10. Literary Criticism & Collections / European    11. Reptiles   

Subjects:  1. Biomass Energy    2. Biomass chemicals    3. Chemistry - Industrial & Technical    4. Energy    5. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Biochemical Engineering    10. Environmental science    11. Management of land & natural resources    12. Science / Chemistry / Technical & Industrial   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    2. Earth Sciences - Oceanography    3. Remote Sensing    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Mathematics and Science    7. Meteorology    8. Science / Meteorology    9. applied climatology    10. atmosphere science    11. climatology    12. physical geography   

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Get the SOLUTIONS MANUAL; Best decision I ever made in my ENTIRE LIFE.ONLY one in my class who got an A, let alone an A+
Hello mates,
Excellent Solutions Manual; Helped me get an A+ without much work!
Hi everyone, I just bought the solutions manual to this book.It was in the NEW and Collectible section of this USED and NEW section.When I received it, OH MY GOD, it had DETAILED ANSWERS to every single problem in the book.Whats more, my physical chemistry course had questions from the book on its test, and all I did was memorize the solutions and got an A+.I can't believe it!
someone really did only for the money or ....
simply this book is terrible.
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Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    3. Chemistry, Physical and theore    4. Chemistry, Physical and theoretical    5. Life Sciences - Biology - General    6. Physical Biochemistry    7. Physical Chemistry    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Science / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical   

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Well drawn book
I was impressed by the wonderful drawings and informative structure of the book.

great reference book!!!!
this is a great reference book for the beginner & the "expert".
Very nice
Although a little on the introductory side, I really enjoyed this book. I am a researcher in botany areas and I can say that the author does a great job at describing and aiding to identify and separate useful plants from obnoxious look-alikes. Somebody here suggested that the book could be organized in some hierarchical form. That is equivalent of a botanical taxonomy key. It would be great but there are keys for the purpose of organizing the info and helping to pick plants apart. I don't think it is essential here.
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Subjects:  1. Cookery (Wild foods)    2. Gardening    3. Gardening/Plants    4. General    5. Identification    6. Life Sciences - Botany    7. Medicinal plants    8. Nature    9. Reference    10. United States    11. Wild plants, Edible    12. Gardening / General    13. Sale Books